"The Souls of Black Folk" Centennial

A Challenge to White Supremacy, 100 Years Later

"The Souls of Black Folk," W. E. B. DuBois’s groundbreaking book about race in America, is being celebrated in its centennial year with a host of events. (New York Times: Books)

Here are some etext versions of this essential book:

• Project Gutenberg: txt | zip
• Blackmask: html

Herein lie buried many things which if read with patience may show the strange meaning of being black here at the dawning of the Twentieth Century. This meaning is not without interest to you, Gentle Reader; for the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line. I pray you, then, receive my little book in all charity, studying my words with me, forgiving mistake and foible for sake of the faith and passion that is in me, and seeking the grain of truth hidden there.